Itasca County vs Winona County

A side-by-side comparison of Itasca County and Winona County: population, income, housing, and more.

Itasca County and Winona County are counties in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Winona County has the higher population (49,705 vs 45,141 in Itasca County). Winona County has the higher median household income ($70,198 vs $66,380 in Itasca County). Winona County has the higher median home value ($222,900 vs $212,000 in Itasca County).

Population, income & housing

	Itasca County	Winona County
Population	45,141	49,705
Median age	46.9 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$66,380	$70,198
Median home value	$212,000	$222,900
Median gross rent	$944	$866
Housing units	25,589	21,763
Homeownership rate	81.9%	68.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.1%	32.1%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Itasca County	Winona County
Population	45,141 → 45,141 (+0.0%)	50,725 → 49,705 (-2.0%)
Median household income	$55,139 → $66,380 (+20.4%)	$59,329 → $70,198 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$164,100 → $212,000 (+29.2%)	$167,300 → $222,900 (+33.2%)
Median gross rent	$696 → $944 (+35.6%)	$696 → $866 (+24.4%)

Itasca County

Population

45,14145,141

Median household income

$55,139$66,380

Median home value

$164,100$212,000

Median gross rent

$696$944

Winona County

Population

50,72549,705

Median household income

$59,329$70,198

Median home value

$167,300$222,900

Median gross rent

$696$866

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Itasca County	Winona County
Under 5	4.9%	4.6%
5 to 17	15.5%	13.3%
18 to 24	6.5%	19.4%
25 to 34	9.6%	11.6%
35 to 44	11.3%	10.5%
45 to 54	11.5%	9.9%
55 to 64	15.6%	12.6%
65 to 74	15.2%	10.7%
75 and over	10.0%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Itasca County	Winona County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.9%	89.5%
Black or African American	0.7%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.6%	0.2%
Asian	0.3%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.1%
Two or more races	5.7%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Itasca County	Winona County
No high school diploma	5.3%	6.1%
High school graduate	30.6%	26.4%
Some college or associate's	38.9%	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	16.3%	20.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Itasca County	Winona County
Drove alone	76.3%	75.4%
Carpooled	10.6%	6.3%
Public transit	1.3%	1.2%
Walked	2.2%	6.0%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.8%
Worked from home	8.0%	9.5%
Other means	1.1%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Itasca County	Winona County
1-unit, detached	80.7%	66.3%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	8.6%
20 or more units	4.8%	7.9%
Mobile home & other	7.7%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Itasca County	Winona County
Poverty rate	12.7%	13.4%
Average household size	2.37	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	24	18
Median year structure built	1979	1970